Mary
Mary may refer to:
People
[edit]- Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
[edit]- New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
- Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus
- Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene
- Mary, mother of James
- Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus
- Mary, mother of John Mark
- Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents
- Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman
- Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam
- Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus.
- Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement
- Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an
Royalty
[edit]- Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois
- Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
- Queen Mary of Denmark (born 1972), wife of Frederik X of Denmark
- Mary I of England (1516–1558), aka "Bloody Mary", Queen of England and Ireland
- Mary II of England (1662–1694), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Mary of Guelders (c. 1434–1463), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders
- Mary of Guise (1515–1560), Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371–1395), daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary
- Mary of Modena (1658–1718), Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland
- Mary I of Portugal (1734–1816), daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal
- Mary II of Portugal (1819–1853), daughter of the future King Pedro IV
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), mother of James I of England
- Mary of Teck (1867–1953), Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom
- Mary of Waltham (1344–1362), daughter of King Edward III of England
- Mary of Woodstock (1278–1332), daughter of Edward I of England
- Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897–1965), daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1857), daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Others
[edit]- A pseudonym for Communist Party USA activist Williana Burroughs (1882–1945), used in the 1920s
- Parvati Melton, Indian-American actress, known as Mary
- Mary (conjoined twin) (2000–2000), pseudonym of Rosie Attard, subject of a 2001 legal case
- Mary (slave) (died 1838), an American teenage slave executed for murder
- Miriai (c. first century CE), a woman in Mandaeism
Places
[edit]- Mary Region, in southeast Turkmenistan
- Mary District, in Mary Province
- Mary, Turkmenistan, capital city of the province, located in Mary District
- Mary, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Mary River (disambiguation)
- Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Theater
[edit]- Mary (musical) (1920), by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel with music by Louis Hirsch
Film
[edit]- Mary (1931 film), an Alfred Hitchcock film
- Mary (1994 film), an Australian documentary
- Mary (2005 film), a film directed by Abel Ferrara about an actress playing Mary Magdalene
- Mary (2019 film), an American horror film
- Mary (2024 film), a 2024 British film by D. J. Caruso
Television
[edit]- Mary (1978 TV series), a variety series
- Mary (1985 TV series), a sitcom
Fictional characters
[edit]- Mary, a character in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, a Canadian animated series
- Mary, a character played by Drew Barrymore in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie He's Just Not That Into You
- Mary Katherine Blackwood, main character in Shirley Jackson's 1962 novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Mary Conner, a character in the American sitcom television series Roseanne
- Mary Dean, a character in the 1933 British romance movie Love's Old Sweet Song
- Mary Hartman, the title character on the soap opera satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
- Mary Hendon, a character in the 1919 British silent drama film A Sinless Sinner
- Mary Jensen, the main character played by Cameron Diaz in the 1998 American romantic comedy movie There's Something About Mary
- Mary Malone, a character in the His Dark Materials novel trilogy
- Mary Marvel, a superheroine character
- Mary Melody, a character in the Tiny Toon Adventures animated television series
- Mary Poppins, fictional nanny with magical powers
- Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley), a character in Downton Abbey, played by Michelle Dockery
- Mary Test, the older twin sister of Susan Test in the American animated series Johnny Test
- Mary Anne Spier, fictional character in The Babysitters Club
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Mary (Mary J. Blige album), 1999
- Mary (Mary Travers album), 1971
- Mary (Sarkodie album), 2015
Songs
[edit]- "Mary", Russian-language art song by Alexander Egorovich Varlamov
- "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), a 1996 song from Thylacine
- Mary (Sarah Slean song), a track on the 2004 album Day One by Sarah Slean
- Mary (Scissor Sisters song), a 2004 song by American rock band Scissor Sisters
- Mary (Supergrass song), a 1999 song by British band Supergrass
- Mary (Gemelli DiVersi song), a 2003 song by Italian band Gemelli DiVersi
- "Mary", a 2017 song by Big Thief on the album Capacity
- "Mary", a song by Kings of Leon on the album Come Around Sundown
- "Mary", a song by The 4 of Us on the album Songs for the Tempted
- "Mary", a song by Tori Amos on the album Tales of a Librarian
- "Mary", a song by John Cale from the album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
- "Mary", a song by Oingo Boingo on Boingo
- "Mary", a song by Robert Fripp on Exposure
- "Mary", a song by Sarah McLachlan on the album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
- "Mary", a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie on Illuminations
- "Mary", a song by Sublime on the album Robbin' the Hood
- "Mary", a song by The Subways on the album Young for Eternity
- "Mary", a song by Pete Townshend written for the concept album Lifehouse
- "Mary", a song by Dune Rats on The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit
- "Mary Is a Grand Old Name", a song by George M. Cohan from Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
- "Mary (I'm in Love with You)", a song written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson
- "Mary", a song by Alex G on "Trick"
Novels
[edit]- Mary, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Mary: A Fiction, a 1788 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft
Ships and boats
[edit]- Mary (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1737 to 1749, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
- USS Mary (SP-462), the proposed naval name and designation for a motorboat that was never acquired
Other uses
[edit]- Mary (crater), a lunar impact crater
- Mary (elephant), an elephant from the Sparks World Famous Shows circus
- Mary (programming language)
- Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement
See also
[edit]Search for "Mary" on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles containing Mary
- All pages with titles beginning with Mary
- Islas Marías (Mary Islands), Mexico
- Bloody Mary (disambiguation)
- Mari (disambiguation)
- Maria (disambiguation)
- Marie (disambiguation)
- Marius (disambiguation)
- Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an
- Mery (disambiguation)
- Miss Mary (disambiguation)